Euro 2012 Football News

Euro 2012 Group D will be the focus for many punters with England being drawn in this group but they don’t face an easy task in a cagey looking group. Euro 2012 Group D also contains France, Sweden, and joint hosts Ukraine and with many close matches likely, the ValueChecker Wikis should help locate the best bets on each match.
The England ValueChecker wikis show that the goalscorer betting could provide some good bets for England’s group matches. England tend to…

Group C will provide plenty of clues as to who is going to win Euro 2012 with many eyes on the European and World Champions Spain and many will be expecting them to dominate their group. Group C also contains Italy who need to prove they are still a force to be reckoned with whilst most will be expecting Ireland and Croatia to struggle in Group C but will it all go to form?
The main pointer from the Spain ValueChecker wikis is perhaps not to expect as many goals from the team …

Euro 2012 Group B is certainly this tournament’s Group Of Death with two of the three outright favourites, Germany and Holland, drawn in pot B alongside Portugal and Denmark. What will the best bets in Euro 2012 Group B be according to the ValueChecker wikis.
Germany are the favourites to qualify from Group B and according to the Germany ValueChecker wikis we can expect plenty of goals in their matches. Germany are one of the highest scoring teams, if not the highest…

There should be some great betting opportunities in Euro 2012 Group A with some exciting matches in prospect and the ValueChecker wikis on each team in Euro 2012 Group A should show some of the best bets in the Group A matches.
The favourites for Group A are Russia and the Russia ValueChecker wikis show that Russia don’t look like a team that is going to be prolific in forthcoming matches. Russia may have scored seventeen goals in ten matches during qualification for…

Euro 2012 is just a few months away now and with the top leagues across Europe beginning to draw to a close attentions are beginning to turn to each team’s chances at Euro 2012. The Euro 2012 ValueChecker wikis should help pinpoint the best bets in each Euro 2012 match and show which teams are likely to make it to the latter stages of this summer’s football festival.
Spain are the favourites to win Euro 2012, making it three major tournaments in a row, and possibly …

Ireland have ensured that the pressure has largely been taken off for this second leg, not only do they carry a four goal advantage into this second leg from an away first leg but they also face an Estonia side with three of their starters from the game in Tallinn. Republic Of Ireland have not qualified for a European Championships since 1988 (their only appearance at the finals) and we could see a cautious start to the game with Ireland keen to avoid giving up any of their four …

Republic Of Ireland travel to Estonia on Friday night knowing that qualification for Euro 2012 is just two games away but few teams have had as much playoff heartbreak as Republic Of Ireland so they will be giving Estonia maximum respect. Anything but a defeat would be classed as a decent result with Republic Of Ireland very much expected to win the return leg on Tuesday but Republic Of Ireland have to get used to wearing the favourites' tag ahead of this tie.
The main…

With Russia two points clear at the top of Euro 2012 qualifying Group B and a home match with Andorra to end their campaign I think it's safe to say that the Republic of Ireland's home match against Armenia is a battle for second place in the group and a place in the play-offs.
A point is all the the Republic of Ireland require, but Shay Given has already stressed that the Irish will go all out for victory at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as playing for a draw is not…

The Group G clash in Sofia between Bulgaria and Wales is not an easy match to predict with the away side definitely showing the better form of the two, but Bulgaria have had the benefit of not playing last Friday evening.
Wales don't have a big enough squad to be able to shuffle their pack around and Gary Speed will need the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Craig Bellamy and Gareth Bale to put in similar performances to those they managed to produce against Switzerland only four…

What a task awaits Scotland in Alicante on Tuesday evening when they meet the reigning European and World Champions Spain knowing that they will probably have to leave with all three points to hang on to second place in Group I and book a place in the play-offs.
Scotland currently occupy the play-off berth a point ahead of the Czech Republic, but they face a far simpler task on Tuesday evening when they visit Lithuania and the Scots must expect them to leave the city of Kaunas …

Northern Ireland travel to the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara on Tuesday evening to face an Italian side that has won all four of their homes by an aggregate score of 12-0 and sit seven points clear at the top of Euro 2012 Group C with one game remaining.
The task quite simply couldn't be any trickier and the only real hope the Irish have of escaping with less than a hiding is that the Italians take their foot off the pedal having already qualified for the European…

Scotland's faint hopes of qualifying for the Euro 2012 finals look set to go to the wire with a likely victory over Liechtenstein taking them to eleven points and at the very least level on points with the Czech Republic should they fail to beat Spain.
That is however where the good news ends as Scotland have to travel to current European and World Champions Spain for the final round of matches while closest rivals the Czech Republic visit Lithuania on the same day.
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Pride is all Northern Ireland will have to play for in Belfast on Friday evening, but Estonia who currently trail second placed Serbia by a single point, having played a game more, still have faint hopes of qualifying for the finals.
Almost exactly a month ago Estonia handed out a 4-1 beating to Northern Ireland on their home patch and have already taken maximum points from their trips to Serbia and Slovenia. Northern Ireland on the other hand have really struggled of late…

The Republic of Ireland face a crucial five day period beginning Friday when they face Group B whipping boys Andorra away and then host Armenia the following Wednesday in two games that will hopefully pave their way to the Euro 2012 finals. Victory in those two matches will ensure at least a play-off spot, but should Russia drop any points away to Slovakia then automatic qualification is on the cards for Giovanni Trapattoni's men.
Team news ahead of the game is mixed for…

Although they have nothing more than pride to play for at the Liberty Stadium on Friday evening Wales have made steady improvement under the guidance of Gary Speed recently and will not want to take a backward step now.
A 2-1 home win over Montenegro in September was followed by a single goal defeat to England at Wembley just four days later and indeed that result could have been better had Robert Earnshaw missed a sitter late on.
It's vital for Gary Speed that he can…

England should ensure qualification to the Euro 2012 finals on Friday evening when they visit Montenegro in a game being televised live on Sky Sports One. England require just a point in Podgorica to top Group G and qualify for the final stages, although with a six point lead over their nearest rivals and a superior goal difference even defeat is most unlikely to stop them heading to Poland and the Ukraine in 2012.
So impressive has Phil Jones start been at Manchester United…

This is a crucial match for both teams in Group B with group leaders Russia taking on second place Republic Of Ireland in a match that could decide which team tops the group. Slovakia are still in the hunt after their draw against Republic Of Ireland on Friday and anything but a win against Russia could see Slovakia overtake Republic Of Ireland in the group this week.
Republic Of Ireland will know plenty about Russia's key attackers, Arsenal's Andrei Arshavin…

Northern Ireland's loss against Serbia on Friday was a huge blow to their chances of qualification for Euro 2012 but they are still in the chase, especially with their game in hand, but this match against Estonia is truely a must win match on Tuesday night with Estonia currently one point ahead of Northern Ireland having played an extra match.
A win in this match would be a great morale booster ahead of a further match against Estonia before the qualifiers are over …

A series of penalty claims late on against Czech Republic left Scotland feeling robbed on Saturday and left their dreams of reaching the Euro 2012 finals in tatters, they now have to win all remaining games and that includes Spain. This is certainly a chance to put Saturday's disappointment behind them against a team who have the same amount of points as Scotland but have played an extra game.
The sight of Darren Fletcher completing 90 minutes for Scotland for the…

Wales did England a huge favour on Friday night by beating Montenegro meaning England are now just four points away from guaranteed qualification for Euro 2012. Wales' win over Montenegro gives them extra confidence going into this game and proves Wales have a good team when everyone is available, Speed will now be eyeing qualification for the 2014 World Cup with youngsters Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey at the centre of his plans.
England could go with an unchanged…